Not All Who Wander Are Lost…
The truth is the foundation for our trip was begun long before 2017, long before we cast off our lines, even long before we owned a sailboat. It began with the birth of my first daughter Lauren when I was 17 years old. It began with the choice to focus my time on my life […]
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I took my mom by the hand and started to dance Salsa. My dad looked at his watch, his eyes went big, and stopped the song. “Okay guys, party’s over,” my dad said. “Oh, come on Dad! Can’t we have one more song?” I pleaded. “No,” he said firmly, “it is way past your bed […]
Read More“Today for school we are going to doing something different” my mom said with a big smile on her face Me and my sister, Makena, gave a quick worried glance. oh, great I thought, hopefully this “something different” isn’t going to be boring or weird. Is it going to be involved with math? I hope […]
Read MoreEpic Ship. While in La Paz we met an amazing couple on their journey through life. Their goal in life was to accomplish as many, “Epic Shit” experiences as they could. Sailing the world, sky diving, kite boarding, hiking the highest mountains. They were not a couple in their 20’s seeing the world for the […]
Read MoreAs I read my Dads latest blog on kids being kids, tears streamed down my face. At the bottom of our blog you may notice that we have a time counter that indicates how long we have been cruising. I watch as the seconds tick by. Each second I realized is one second closer to […]
Read More“Hey girls!” my mother shouted. “Yeah mom?” I asked sarcastically. She came rushing towards me with a book in her hands and pointed straight at something. “What is it mom?” I responded, rolling my eyes. She looked at me with a bright smile and said excitedly, “A cave! Do you want to see a cave?” […]
Read MoreI sat in the cockpit of our floating home, anchored a few hundred feet off the rocky shore in a remote anchorage on Santa Cruise Island. It was sunny, 80 degrees, wind was calm and the water deep blue and clear. The only sound was that of our girls playing in the water…the constant stream […]
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I watched the flaming sun go down and night fell fast. I sat there bored and tired. Makena looked at me and then looked up at the stars that reflected in her dark brown eyes. I gave a deep sigh, then said “let’s do something.” “ Okay” Makena said. She did not look too thrilled […]
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I felt my heavy eyes droop closed. The incessant thrum of the engine lured me to sleep. I awoke to a loud crash of metal. The wind howled between our taut lines. The boat lurched forward and groaned under the pressure of the harsh pitiless seas. A blinding light made me lurch back. My mom […]
Read MoreHeading into San Francisco was surreal! With Berkeley Marina as our destination, we followed a container ship in. Todd in full navigation focus, with crew member Scott as co-pilot on Navionics, we came into the moonlit, twinkle lit San Fran Bay, with full focus. The animals were on freak out. I had to lock kitten […]
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